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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Darkroom / November 200535mm Plastic Cassettes
My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. I can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk loading supplies and might carry these. Thx. > My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. I > can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk loading > supplies and might carry these. Thx. I'm pretty sure that B&H, Adorama, and Freestyle all sell plastic cartridges. I'm positive they all sell bulk loading supplies generally. http://www.bhphotovideo.com http://www.adorama.com http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_main.php  SignatureRod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com http://www.rodsbooks.com Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking >> My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk >> loading. I can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > http://www.adorama.com > http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_main.php Freestyle is the only one I've ordered with in the past and they don't seem to stock the plastic ones. They have a lot of other good stuff though...I should put my pre Xmas order in while there's room on my credit card :^) > Freestyle is the only one I've ordered > with in the past and they don't seem > to stock the plastic ones. I think they supplied me with screw base type I used for bulk loading round about twenty years ago. Try for the screw base cassets. Very nifty. Dan > My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. I > can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk loading > supplies and might carry these. Thx. B & H photo, which sells just about everything http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=NavBar&A=search&Q=&ci=362 Scott >> My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk >> loading. I can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells >> online bulk loading supplies and might carry these. Thx. > > B & H photo, which sells just about everything http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=NavBar&A=search&Q=&ci=362 > Scott Thanks I just found them at Ultrafine also (cheaper too). Any idea what their house brand 400 B&W bulk film is? Ilford? Efke? Something else? Thx. Isn't ultrafine a manufacturer of photo chemicals? I didn't know they had a store. Can you post a link to their website? > Thanks I just found them at Ultrafine also (cheaper too). Any idea what > their house brand 400 B&W bulk film is? Ilford? Efke? Something else? Thx. I think it's the same company as Photowarehouse.biz Ultrafineonline.com is the address. > Isn't ultrafine a manufacturer of photo chemicals? I didn't know they had a > store. Can you post a link to their website? > > > Thanks I just found them at Ultrafine also (cheaper too). Any idea what > > their house brand 400 B&W bulk film is? Ilford? Efke? Something else? Thx. > Thanks I just found them at Ultrafine also (cheaper too). Any idea what > their house brand 400 B&W bulk film is? Ilford? Efke? Something else? Thx. Given that they sell 125 and 400 B&W speed house-brand films, and given that, AFAIK, only Kodak and Ilford make 125 B&W films, and given that Kodak has never sold their films for rebranding, I'd say it's most likely Ilford. OTOH, the development times in their film developing chart don't match for the 125-speed films, although they do for the 400 speed. This makes me a bit less certain of my analysis. Note that Ilford is reportedly no longer selling their films for rebranding, so it may be the Ultrafine films won't be available for much longer; they may be selling whatever they've got and that's it. Oh, and FWIW, I've heard that the 400-speed "Efke" film is also rebadged Ilford (or was it Agfa?). "Real" Efke films come in ISO 25, 50, and 100, but not higher than that. SignatureRod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com http://www.rodsbooks.com Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking > My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. > I can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk > loading supplies and might carry these. Thx. In another post, you mention that you already purchased them, but for future reference, Porter's is a store that often has hard to find small gizmos for photography. As an example, for bulk loading, they have the cassettes, write-on labels, and DX labels, in addition to bulk film and loading equipment. http://www.porters.com/ : My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. I : can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk loading : supplies and might carry these. Thx. Any camera store of any quality. I like the bulk loader that Freestyle sells. Signature------------------- Keep working millions on welfare depend on you > My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. I > can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk loading > supplies and might carry these. Thx. http://www.photococan.com/ Might not be on the website but ask. Or www.henrys.com Nick Signature--------------------------------------- "Digital the new ice fishing" --------------------------------------- The Photococan.com link doesn't seem to work. > > My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. I > > can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk loading [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Nick > The Photococan.com link doesn't seem to work. Works here. Unless it's being pulled out of my browsers cache. Nick Signature--------------------------------------- "Digital the new ice fishing" --------------------------------------- > I can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells ... No problem. Both Adorama and Porter have the screw top plastic cassettes. B&H does not. Dan > No problem. Both Adorama and Porter have the screw top > plastic cassettes. B&H does not. Dan Yes they do: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=8 6475&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation The photo shows a metal cartridge, but the description says plastic and indicates that the photo may be inaccurate. I'm 90% sure I bought plastic cartridges from B&H a few months ago. (I'm 100% sure I bought plastic cartridges, but I MIGHT have bought them from Adorama.) They also have another brand on their Web site, but it's special order for what I believe is a 100-pack: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=1 22976&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation SignatureRod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com http://www.rodsbooks.com Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking It's been my experience that ALL third party cassettes (cartridges) can vary in quality enormously from batch to batch. I've had plastic cassettes so tight I couldn't force the film through the light trap (scratches). And metal cassettes with cheaply applied felt (light leaks). I suspect that the companies that sell these shoddy cassettes buy them from several sources and what comes in the bag or box may be sourced from any of several third world sweat shop factories. Quality control = zero. Never a fan of the Kodak Snap Cap either although they seem to be of high quality they are a real PITA to get the lids on within the confines of the bulk loader. My favorites are recycled metal cassettes from Agfa, Ilford and house brands of C-41. The older ones were reusable and I accumulated a large number of these when I worked in a mini-lab, many I have never used and keep clean in film cans until I need another batch. Most are in the old Kodak screw top aluminum cans, I found a box of them somewhere I worked and got to keep them since the shop had stopped bulk loading. Signaturedarkroommike ---------- > My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. I > can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk loading > supplies and might carry these. Thx. > My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. I > can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk loading > supplies and might carry these. Thx. The local camera store, Dover Photo Supply, has them. Their info: 25 E Blackwell St Dover NJ 07801 973.366.0994 Dieter Zakas SignatureGood, better, best; never let it rest, until your good is better and your better is best. (Billy Cox) I think you can also get these (and other loading & darkroom supplies) from Porter's Cameras: http://www.porters.com/ 10 cost about $10 plus freight of course. You can also get them encoded for ASA 100 if you wish. >> My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. I >> can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Dieter Zakas |
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